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9672351 
Journal Article 
Review 
Surgical management of cervical lymph nodes in differentiated thyroid cancer 
Fritze, D; Doherty, GM 
2010 
1 
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
ISSN: 0030-6665 
43 
2 
285-300, viii 
English 
20510715 
Well-differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) carries an excellent prognosis. Although long-term survival rates are high, regional lymph node metastases are common. Surgical management of cervical lymph nodes is integral to the comprehensive treatment of DTC, but data from large randomized trials do not exist to define optimal treatment. Therapy is thus guided by observational data, and founded on an understanding of the behavior of lymphatic metastases in DTC. This article focuses on the significance of lymph node metastases in thyroid cancer, and the strategy for surgical management.